Chuck Strahl
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The Honourable Chuck Strahl PC |
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| Member of the Canada Parliament for Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon |
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In office June 28, 2004 – May 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Mark Strahl |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Fraser Valley |
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In office 1997–2004 |
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| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | riding abolished |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Fraser Valley East |
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In office 1993–1997 |
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| Preceded by | Ross Belsher |
| Succeeded by | riding abolished |
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Charles Strahl February 25, 1957 New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations |
Reform (1993-2000) Canadian Alliance (2000-2001, 2002-2003) Democratic Representative Caucus (2001-2002) |
| Spouse(s) | Deb Strahl |
| Children | Mark Strahl |
| Residence | Chilliwack, British Columbia |
| Alma mater | Trinity Western University |
| Profession | Businessman, politician |
| Portfolio | Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities |
| Religion | Christian and Missionary Alliance |
Charles "Chuck" Strahl,PC (born February 25, 1957) is a Canadian businessman and politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2011. First elected for the Reform Party, he was the leader of the Democratic Representative Caucus that left the Canadian Alliance in opposition to 's leadership. When the Conservatives won power in 2006, he became a prominent cabinet minister and served as Minister of Agriculture, Indian and Northern Affairs, and Transportation.
On June 14, 2012, Strahl was appointed to serve a five-year term as chair of the Security Intelligence Review Committee, but resigned in controversy over conflict of interest accusations resulting from his lobbying efforts for oil and pipeline companies.
Strahl was raised in British Columbia's Interior, attended Trinity Western University, and worked for Cheam Construction, a logging and road building company owned by his father. Bill Strahl. Chuck Strahl and his siblings took over the business after their father died.
Shortly after the business failed, Strahl ran for office under the Reform Party banner. He was first elected to office in the Reform Party sweep of the region in the 1993 election. He was re-elected in the 1997 and 2000 elections, running as a member of the Canadian Alliance, which had replaced Reform, in 2000. He represented Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon, a large riding comprising the Upper Fraser Valley, a primarily agricultural area of the province, and the Fraser Canyon-Lillooet-Bridge River regions, which are mostly wilderness with a resource-based economy and also, like the Chilliwack area, have a significant First Nations population. He held a number of shadow cabinet and committee positions.
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